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Hi all, Yesterday I sprayed four sections of Bachmann track with two part, urethane based, epoxy clear coat. After they dried, I coated the inside of the track with boiled linseed oil. Here is the detailed procedure that I used:1 - First, I soaked the four sections of track in a tray of lacquer thinner...that's right! lacquer thinner! I wanted to dull the surface of the ties and to make sure that both the inside and outside of the metal  track was totally free from any contaminants. Using a 4 inch paint brush, I brushed all parts of the track thoroughly before removing them from the tray. The lacquer thinner did dull the surface of the ties, but, it did not hurt them in any other way. Those ties are made from some tough material!2 - After the four sections dried, I sprayed them with the epoxy using my HVLP touch-up gun. I gave them three light coats, Allowing 10 minutes flash off time between coats.3 - I let them dry overnight, and, this morning I soaked them in a shallow tray of boiled linseed oil to coat the inside of the rails.4 - I placed one of the epoxy coated sections outside along with the control sample and the other test sections treated with WD-40 and 20W motor oil.  The remaining three sections of epoxy coated track were installed on a small test oval that I had put up in my garage to test the RC / battery system that I just installed in my 4-6-0.  After the track has cured for another three or four days, I will run a four car train over it to see how well it holds up.A couple of after thoughts...-  I am going to try another test that will involve soaking the track in a shallow tray of thinned epoxy to apply the first coat. If this works, the track  would have an epoxy finish on the inside as well as the outside. Since the inside is protected from the elements, and, does not get any wear from the train, one coat should be enough to prevent rust.- I was pleasantly surprised that preparing and spraying the track was a very easy project. I am estimating that working four hours each day, for two days, I could finish at least 250 running feet of track.-  Based on my initial work on this project, I am starting to believe that epoxy coating just might be a viable option to allow the use of Bachmann track outside. However, it is still a little too early to say for certain.Click on this link to see epoxy coated samples: <a href="http://new.photos.yahoo.com/soda14a6v/album/576460762398403316">http://new.photos.yahoo.com/soda14a6v/album/576460762398403316</a>Regards, Junnie
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